Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices

TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin bans TikTok, WeChat on state devices

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin is following in the footsteps of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and banning TikTok for some government officials. 

Twitter suspends accounts of several journalists who wrote about Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences.

TikTok boosts posts about eating disorders, suicide, report says

The findings come from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which created TikTok accounts for fictitious young people living in the U.S., Britain, Canada and Australia.

Checkmarks and labels: How to navigate Twitter’s latest tools

Blue checks? Gold checks? Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk is rolling out multiple tools to help verify accounts and protect against fraud.

TikTok influencer 'Ali Spice' killed in wrong-way, hit-and-run crash in Florida

James Dulin confirmed to FOX 35 News on Tuesday that his daughter, Alexandra, was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday. The 21-year-old woman was a popular influencer across social media known as “Ali Spice.” 

Facebook parent Meta threatens to remove news from social media site

Facebook's parent company says it will be “forced to consider” removing news content from its platform if Congress passes legislation requiring tech companies to pay news outlets for their material. Meta said it would rather pull news from its social media site rather than "submit to government-mandated negotiations."

Kanye West suspended from Twitter after swastika post, Elon Musk says

“I tried my best. Despite that, (Kanye West) again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended,” Elon Musk tweeted.

More Twitter workers resign after Elon Musk's 'hardcore' ultimatum

The newest round of departures means the platform is continuing to lose workers ahead of the World Cup, one of the busiest events on Twitter.

Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts

Twitter's relaunched premium service, which grants blue-check "verification" labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month, was unavailable Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts it itself had approved.

Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts

For advertisers, the fake accounts could be the last straw as Musk’s rocky run atop the platform — laying off half the workforce and triggering high-profile departures — raises questions about its survivability.